Sample composition
| # Observations | Avg. HCM_Disclosure | |
|---|---|---|
| Panel A. Observation numbers and average HCM_Disclosure by years | ||
| Year | ||
| 2009 | 625 | −0.965 |
| 2010 | 925 | −0.633 |
| 2011 | 1,163 | −0.376 |
| 2012 | 2,367 | −0.038 |
| 2013 | 2,406 | −0.124 |
| 2014 | 2,571 | −0.111 |
| 2015 | 2,781 | −0.193 |
| 2016 | 3,006 | −0.013 |
| 2017 | 3,430 | 0.011 |
| 2018 | 3,525 | 0.019 |
| 2019 | 3,724 | −0.093 |
| 2020 | 4,069 | −0.007 |
| 2021 | 4,496 | 0.271 |
| 2022 | 4,737 | 0.407 |
| Panel B. Observation numbers and average HCM_Disclosure by industries | ||
| Industry | ||
| Instruments and appearances, culture and office machinery manufacturing | 487 | 0.560 |
| Professional and scientific research services | 492 | 0.414 |
| Health care, nursing care services | 160 | 0.391 |
| Timber processing and bamboo, rattan, palm and grass products | 80 | 0.320 |
| Medicine manufacturing | 2,462 | 0.292 |
| Computer application service | 2,995 | 0.283 |
| Raw chemical materials and chemical products | 2,556 | 0.254 |
| Manufacture of petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products | 791 | 0.213 |
| Special equipment manufacturing | 2,309 | 0.199 |
| Other finance | 227 | 0.137 |
| Information technology | 3,772 | 0.125 |
| Decoration | 276 | 0.113 |
| Culture and education goods, sporting and athletic goods manufacturing | 174 | 0.101 |
| Arts | 74 | 0.089 |
| Air transportation | 128 | 0.088 |
| General machinery manufacturing | 1,382 | 0.084 |
| Metal products | 662 | 0.080 |
| Furniture manufacturing | 187 | 0.079 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing | 2,553 | 0.077 |
| Public facilities services | 223 | 0.062 |
| Garment and other fabric products manufacturing | 379 | 0.020 |
| Food manufacturing | 516 | 0.020 |
| Hotels | 59 | 0.008 |
| Paper and allied products | 316 | −0.002 |
| Other manufacturing | 136 | −0.013 |
| Banking | 248 | −0.035 |
| Support services for mining | 168 | −0.041 |
| Agriculture | 169 | −0.052 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 940 | −0.055 |
| Securities and futures | 493 | −0.056 |
| Non-ferrous metal mining, smelting, rolling, drawing, and extruding | 1,144 | −0.065 |
| Chemical fiber manufacturing | 285 | −0.089 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 1,905 | −0.101 |
| Other public services | 1,225 | −0.102 |
| Insurance | 29 | −0.116 |
| Printing | 129 | −0.142 |
| Textile | 412 | −0.164 |
| Support services for farming, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery | 14 | −0.185 |
| Fishing and hunting | 99 | −0.195 |
| Retail trade | 967 | −0.209 |
| Ferrous metal mining, smelting and extruding | 387 | −0.214 |
| Food processing | 534 | −0.219 |
| Coal mining and quarrying | 273 | −0.221 |
| Civil engineering construction | 698 | −0.240 |
| Beverages | 513 | −0.268 |
| Graziery | 169 | −0.280 |
| Communication service | 159 | −0.298 |
| Publishing industries | 217 | −0.303 |
| Furs, leather, feather and related products manufacturing | 94 | −0.371 |
| Forestry | 49 | −0.378 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 899 | −0.404 |
| Water transportation | 323 | −0.405 |
| Radio, film and television | 276 | −0.409 |
| Highway transportation | 372 | −0.442 |
| Warehousing | 92 | −0.444 |
| Petroleum processing and coking | 161 | −0.511 |
| Electric power, steam and hot water generation and supply | 837 | −0.514 |
| Support service for transportation | 57 | −0.515 |
| Oil and gas extraction, production and supply | 311 | −0.543 |
| Conglomerates | 166 | −0.545 |
| Real estate | 1,373 | −0.695 |
| Railroad transportation | 36 | −0.730 |
| Rental and leasing services | 30 | −0.825 |
| Water generation and supply | 176 | −0.902 |
| Panel C. Observation numbers and average HCM_Disclosure by provinces | ||
| Province | ||
| Sichuan | 1,367 | 0.168 |
| Zhejiang | 4,686 | 0.132 |
| Jiangxi | 630 | 0.129 |
| Jiangsu | 4,259 | 0.122 |
| Shaanxi | 575 | 0.096 |
| Guangdong | 6,343 | 0.057 |
| Guangxi | 411 | 0.048 |
| Hunan | 1,163 | 0.019 |
| Anhui | 1,242 | 0.016 |
| Shandong | 2,321 | 0.003 |
| Beijing (city) | 3,433 | −0.004 |
| Xizang | 173 | −0.020 |
| Shanghai (city) | 3,040 | −0.038 |
| Henan | 948 | −0.049 |
| Guizhou | 314 | −0.071 |
| Fujian | 1,454 | −0.072 |
| Xinjiang | 562 | −0.076 |
| Ningxia | 151 | −0.091 |
| Hubei | 1,202 | −0.106 |
| Gansu | 376 | −0.120 |
| Yunnan | 406 | −0.147 |
| Shanxi | 426 | −0.169 |
| Hebei | 648 | −0.200 |
| Tianjin (city) | 578 | −0.207 |
| Jilin | 497 | −0.277 |
| Chongqing (city) | 578 | −0.290 |
| Heilongjiang | 401 | −0.313 |
| Neimenggu | 305 | −0.314 |
| Liaoning | 871 | −0.351 |
| Hainan | 346 | −0.362 |
| Qinghai | 119 | −0.468 |
| Panel D. Observation numbers and average HCM_Disclosure by ownership types | ||
| Ownership type | ||
| Privately-owned entity | 24,787 | 0.127 |
| Foreign capital entity | 2,184 | 0.024 |
| Central SOE | 746 | −0.096 |
| Local SOE | 12,108 | −0.259 |
| # Observations | Avg. HCM_Disclosure | |
|---|---|---|
| Year | ||
| 2009 | 625 | −0.965 |
| 2010 | 925 | −0.633 |
| 2011 | 1,163 | −0.376 |
| 2012 | 2,367 | −0.038 |
| 2013 | 2,406 | −0.124 |
| 2014 | 2,571 | −0.111 |
| 2015 | 2,781 | −0.193 |
| 2016 | 3,006 | −0.013 |
| 2017 | 3,430 | 0.011 |
| 2018 | 3,525 | 0.019 |
| 2019 | 3,724 | −0.093 |
| 2020 | 4,069 | −0.007 |
| 2021 | 4,496 | 0.271 |
| 2022 | 4,737 | 0.407 |
| Industry | ||
| Instruments and appearances, culture and office machinery manufacturing | 487 | 0.560 |
| Professional and scientific research services | 492 | 0.414 |
| Health care, nursing care services | 160 | 0.391 |
| Timber processing and bamboo, rattan, palm and grass products | 80 | 0.320 |
| Medicine manufacturing | 2,462 | 0.292 |
| Computer application service | 2,995 | 0.283 |
| Raw chemical materials and chemical products | 2,556 | 0.254 |
| Manufacture of petroleum, chemical, rubber and plastic products | 791 | 0.213 |
| Special equipment manufacturing | 2,309 | 0.199 |
| Other finance | 227 | 0.137 |
| Information technology | 3,772 | 0.125 |
| Decoration | 276 | 0.113 |
| Culture and education goods, sporting and athletic goods manufacturing | 174 | 0.101 |
| Arts | 74 | 0.089 |
| Air transportation | 128 | 0.088 |
| General machinery manufacturing | 1,382 | 0.084 |
| Metal products | 662 | 0.080 |
| Furniture manufacturing | 187 | 0.079 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment manufacturing | 2,553 | 0.077 |
| Public facilities services | 223 | 0.062 |
| Garment and other fabric products manufacturing | 379 | 0.020 |
| Food manufacturing | 516 | 0.020 |
| Hotels | 59 | 0.008 |
| Paper and allied products | 316 | −0.002 |
| Other manufacturing | 136 | −0.013 |
| Banking | 248 | −0.035 |
| Support services for mining | 168 | −0.041 |
| Agriculture | 169 | −0.052 |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 940 | −0.055 |
| Securities and futures | 493 | −0.056 |
| Non-ferrous metal mining, smelting, rolling, drawing, and extruding | 1,144 | −0.065 |
| Chemical fiber manufacturing | 285 | −0.089 |
| Transportation equipment manufacturing | 1,905 | −0.101 |
| Other public services | 1,225 | −0.102 |
| Insurance | 29 | −0.116 |
| Printing | 129 | −0.142 |
| Textile | 412 | −0.164 |
| Support services for farming, forestry, animal husbandry, and fishery | 14 | −0.185 |
| Fishing and hunting | 99 | −0.195 |
| Retail trade | 967 | −0.209 |
| Ferrous metal mining, smelting and extruding | 387 | −0.214 |
| Food processing | 534 | −0.219 |
| Coal mining and quarrying | 273 | −0.221 |
| Civil engineering construction | 698 | −0.240 |
| Beverages | 513 | −0.268 |
| Graziery | 169 | −0.280 |
| Communication service | 159 | −0.298 |
| Publishing industries | 217 | −0.303 |
| Furs, leather, feather and related products manufacturing | 94 | −0.371 |
| Forestry | 49 | −0.378 |
| Wholesale and retail trade | 899 | −0.404 |
| Water transportation | 323 | −0.405 |
| Radio, film and television | 276 | −0.409 |
| Highway transportation | 372 | −0.442 |
| Warehousing | 92 | −0.444 |
| Petroleum processing and coking | 161 | −0.511 |
| Electric power, steam and hot water generation and supply | 837 | −0.514 |
| Support service for transportation | 57 | −0.515 |
| Oil and gas extraction, production and supply | 311 | −0.543 |
| Conglomerates | 166 | −0.545 |
| Real estate | 1,373 | −0.695 |
| Railroad transportation | 36 | −0.730 |
| Rental and leasing services | 30 | −0.825 |
| Water generation and supply | 176 | −0.902 |
| Province | ||
| Sichuan | 1,367 | 0.168 |
| Zhejiang | 4,686 | 0.132 |
| Jiangxi | 630 | 0.129 |
| Jiangsu | 4,259 | 0.122 |
| Shaanxi | 575 | 0.096 |
| Guangdong | 6,343 | 0.057 |
| Guangxi | 411 | 0.048 |
| Hunan | 1,163 | 0.019 |
| Anhui | 1,242 | 0.016 |
| Shandong | 2,321 | 0.003 |
| Beijing (city) | 3,433 | −0.004 |
| Xizang | 173 | −0.020 |
| Shanghai (city) | 3,040 | −0.038 |
| Henan | 948 | −0.049 |
| Guizhou | 314 | −0.071 |
| Fujian | 1,454 | −0.072 |
| Xinjiang | 562 | −0.076 |
| Ningxia | 151 | −0.091 |
| Hubei | 1,202 | −0.106 |
| Gansu | 376 | −0.120 |
| Yunnan | 406 | −0.147 |
| Shanxi | 426 | −0.169 |
| Hebei | 648 | −0.200 |
| Tianjin (city) | 578 | −0.207 |
| Jilin | 497 | −0.277 |
| Chongqing (city) | 578 | −0.290 |
| Heilongjiang | 401 | −0.313 |
| Neimenggu | 305 | −0.314 |
| Liaoning | 871 | −0.351 |
| Hainan | 346 | −0.362 |
| Qinghai | 119 | −0.468 |
| Ownership type | ||
| Privately-owned entity | 24,787 | 0.127 |
| Foreign capital entity | 2,184 | 0.024 |
| Central SOE | 746 | −0.096 |
| Local SOE | 12,108 | −0.259 |
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